For most people, a tablet makes no sense. There are some very particular cases in which it does, though. For now, the ASUS Eee Pad is the best tablet available, IMO. The price is $100 less than the iPad 2, the specs are very similar, it has a higher resolution display which is also IPS, and battery life is competitive at 9.5 hours. Build quality is very good, too.

I don't really see any reason to get the iPad 2 now that the Eee Pad is available and is so well priced.

If you want to do more, you can obviously get an ultraportable. I find the Lenovo X120e is the best out of all of them. The price is right, the build quality is right, and the hardware is right.

For most people, a tablet makes no sense. There are some very particular cases in which it does, though. For now, the ASUS Eee Pad is the best tablet available, IMO. The price is $100 less than the iPad 2, the specs are very similar, it has a higher resolution display which is also IPS, and battery life is competitive at 9.5 hours. Build quality is very good, too.

I don't really see any reason to get the iPad 2 now that the Eee Pad is available and is so well priced.

If you want to do more, you can obviously get an ultraportable. I find the Lenovo X120e is the best out of all of them. The price is right, the build quality is right, and the hardware is right.

The iPad and iPad 2 have 3G versions. And way more apps. So there's definitely a reason to get one over the Transformer. And the fact that some prefer iOS. Still, I dig the Transformer.Edited by Marin - 4/30/11 at 8:52pm

The iPad and iPad 2 have 3G versions. And way more apps. So there's definitely a reason to get one over the Transformer. And the fact that some prefer iOS. Still, I dig the Transformer.

Er, I guess. But that's more of a niche of a niche of a niche. Most people won't need the 3G with Wi-Fi being so widely available. That, and those versions cost $100 more. As for the apps, that's not much of an argument. You could say it has more native tablet apps, but iOS and Android are rather evenly matched when it comes to apps. And, of course, the number of native tablet apps in Android is growing by the hour.

Er, I guess. But that's more of a niche of a niche of a niche. Most people won't need the 3G with Wi-Fi being so widely available. That, and those versions cost $100 more. As for the apps, that's not much of an argument. You could say it has more native tablet apps, but iOS and Android are rather evenly matched when it comes to apps. And, of course, the number of native tablet apps in Android is growing by the hour.

Even though the tablet apps for Android is growing it's still small compared to iOS.